Sacramento County weather alerts
There are no active weather alerts for Sacramento County, CA right now.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 842 alerts that included Sacramento County, roughly 84 a year. The most common is the wind advisory (216 from 2016 to 2025). No tornado warnings were recorded here in that period. 16 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.
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No warnings, watches or advisories include Sacramento County at the moment. This page updates automatically when the National Weather Service issues one. Check neighboring Amador County, El Dorado County, San Joaquin County, Contra Costa County.
Sacramento County alert history
Alert events that included Sacramento County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Advisory | 216 | 5 | May 17, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 118 | 20 | February 26, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 70 | 1 | May 16, 2026 |
| Flood Advisory | 61 | 8 | November 13, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 57 | 1 | January 3, 2026 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 54 | 2 | June 10, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 40 | 0 | March 15, 2023 |
| Heat Advisory | 36 | 3 | October 3, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 26 | 0 | May 30, 2025 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 23 | 0 | July 2, 2024 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 22 | 1 | February 16, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 18 | 1 | February 20, 2026 |
| High Wind Warning | 17 | 0 | December 24, 2025 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 17 | 0 | April 4, 2024 |
| Frost Advisory | 16 | 0 | December 29, 2025 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 15 | 1 | February 16, 2026 |
| High Wind Watch | 13 | 0 | December 24, 2025 |
| Freeze Watch | 11 | 0 | November 19, 2024 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 6 | 1 | April 10, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 | 0 | December 25, 2025 |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 | 0 | February 29, 2024 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 0 | 1 | February 20, 2026 |
Tornado history in Sacramento County
16 tornadoes have been recorded in Sacramento County since 1950. That ranks 10 of 58 counties in California. The most recent was on January 14, 2023 (rated EF0).
Strongest tornadoes in Sacramento County
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7, 1978 | F2 | Sacramento County | 1.9 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| March 22, 1983 | F1 | Sacramento County | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| October 22, 2012 | EF1 | Sacramento County | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 19, 1988 | F1 | Sacramento County | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| February 25, 2007 | EF0 | Sacramento County | 1 mi | 5 yd | 0 | 0 |
Most recent tornadoes
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2023 | EF0 | Sacramento County | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| November 8, 2022 | EF0 | Sacramento County | 0.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2020 | EF0 | Sacramento County | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| January 11, 2017 | EF0 | Sacramento County | 0.4 mi | 130 yd | 0 | 0 |
| October 22, 2012 | EF1 | Sacramento County | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
About Sacramento County
- Population: 1,611,231 (2024 estimate)
- State: California
- NOAA Weather Radio SAME code: 006067 (how to use it)
- Cities: Sacramento, Elk Grove